Cinquain Poems - cinquain poetry is a great chance to refresh knowledge of syllables. The term comes from French meaning roughly "group of five" because there are five lines in a cinquain.
I am not sure yet whether primary children will find this video interesting, or just weird, but if you are looking at short poems, it is weirdly interesting: Vsauce's take on What is the Shortest Poem? on YouTube. It does refer to the Guinness Book of Records, which kids seem to love.
Teaching Haiku
Haiku is another very approachable type of writing, especially if you are relaxed about counting syllables and focus on the content and the basic form. Here are some web sites that have good ideas for teaching haiku.
Teaching Haiku from the Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival
How to rhyme - an 8:43 video on how to find rhyming words, starts with the very basic concept, by the author of poetry4kids.com. This would be great for younger kids who are still learning about rhyming, as it is quite thorough.
Cinquain
Cinquain Poems - cinquain poetry is a great chance to refresh knowledge of syllables. The term comes from French meaning roughly "group of five" because there are five lines in a cinquain.
- http://www.poetry4kids.com/blog/lessons/how-to-write-a-cinquain-poem/
- http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/composing-cinquain-poems-quick-51.html
I am not sure yet whether primary children will find this video interesting, or just weird, but if you are looking at short poems, it is weirdly interesting: Vsauce's take on What is the Shortest Poem? on YouTube. It does refer to the Guinness Book of Records, which kids seem to love.Teaching Haiku
Haiku is another very approachable type of writing, especially if you are relaxed about counting syllables and focus on the content and the basic form. Here are some web sites that have good ideas for teaching haiku.Here are some haiku examples that your class might like to read.
Poetry writing for kids on YouTube
Fun poems